Elijah Allen Cox

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Elijah Allen Cox or Allen Cox (February 16, 1887 – August 28, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Elijah Allen Cox
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office
March 22, 1957 – August 28, 1974
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office
March 2, 1929 – March 22, 1957
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded bySeat established by 45 Stat. 1422
Succeeded byClaude Feemster Clayton
Personal details
Born
Elijah Allen Cox

(1887-02-16)February 16, 1887
Baldwyn, Mississippi
DiedAugust 28, 1974(1974-08-28) (aged 87)
Aberdeen, Mississippi
SpouseLouise Norvell Jones (married 1919)
Parents
  • William M. Cox (father)
  • Forest Allen (mother)
EducationVanderbilt University (B.A.)
read law

Education and career

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Cox was born in Baldwyn, Mississippi. He attended McTyeire School in McKenzie, Tennessee and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1909.[1] He read law in 1911 to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Baldwyn from 1911 to 1924, interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War I. In the summer of 1917, he went to Officer Training Camp at Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas.[2] He was a Chancellor of the First Chancery Court of Mississippi from 1924 to 1929.[3]

Federal judicial service

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On March 1, 1929, Cox was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi created by 45 Stat. 1422. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on March 22, 1957, and served in that capacity until his death on August 28, 1974.[3]

Later life

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He was buried at Baldwyn Masonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, Mississippi.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Judge Buried Thursday In Aberdeen", The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, volume CXXXVII, number 209, August 30, 1974, page 3. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Third Battery, O.R.C.", Fort Roots Gazette, Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, 98th year, July 2, 1917, page 3. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Elijah Allen Cox at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 45 Stat. 1422
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
1929–1957
Succeeded by